Alex Ovechkin is not ready to skate away from the NHL, not yet, and now he gets a chance to make his career goal-scoring record even more difficult to break. Ovechkin signed an incentive-laden deal Thursday to return for a 22nd season while also giving the Washington Capitals a chance to ...
LONDON — Jasmine Paolini ended the historic Wimbledon run of Filipino star Alexandra Eala 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals Monday — all with her idol watching at Centre Court. Roger Federer sat in the Royal Box as Paolini, the 2024 singles runner-up at the All England Club, attacked the 21-year-old Eala's second serve on a hot day at the grass-court Grand Slam. The 5-foot-4 Italian tried not to let the presence of the record eight-time men's singles champion distract her. "He is my idol," the 30-year-old Paolini said in an on-court interview. "I was like during the ...
CHAMPION — Registration is now open for the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame’s four-person golf scramble. Teams can be all women, all men or coed. The tournament is limited to 36 teams, so interested participants are encouraged to register quickly. The golf tournament will be held on Sunday, July 26, at the Wawonowin Country Club located in Champion. The $400 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, dinner and cash prizes. Golf carts are available for rent at $50 each. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. This golf tournament is a ...
MEXICO CITY — Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane carried England to the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming a raucous crowd, the elevation of Estadio Azteca and a man disadvantage in the second half to beat Mexico in a 3-2 thriller on Sunday night. In the same stadium where England fell victim ...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Riley Greene homered, tripled and drove in four runs for the Detroit Tigers in a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Greene sent a two-run home run to right field in the fourth inning and hit a two-run triple high into the left-field corner during a four-run fifth ...
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Chris Gotterup made up a five-shot deficit Sunday by closing with a 9-under 62 to win the John Deere Classic for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last 12 months. Gotterup avoided a playoff when Ben Kohles, trying to win for the first time in his 120th start, hit his approach to the 18th left and into the water and wound up with a double bogey. Gotterup next week defends his title in the Scottish Open, where he began his remarkable run to reach the top 10 in the world. He held off Rory McIlroy a year ago in Scotland, and then won the Sony Open and the Phoenix ...
